It’s that time of year when the lambs are not the only ones to get in a bit of gamboling practice. Allegedly (and it is only alleged, given the recent chilly turn in the weather) spring has sprung and the annual opening of the cow shed is well known to be met with glee by herds ready…
Read More ...As of December 31st, 2011, all core funding for Organic Centre Wales has ceased. This news came as a very unwelcome blow to all involved in the sector and throws up an awful lot of questions around the future of support for organic food and farming in Wales. OCW has long been involved in many,…
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In a world where pretty much everything seems to happen online now, you would expect there to be a wealth of useful content on the practical aspects of organic farming. Somewhere among all those celebrity tantrums on Twitter and videos of cute kittens doing funny things, there really is a wealth of helpful, real world…
Read More ...Next week (October 13, to be precise) sees the third annual running of our Selling Organic series of conferences at which we bring together some of the sector’s greatest minds to share their expertise and examine the state of the market. We’re really pleased with this year’s line-up of speakers, which has some fresh faces…
Read More ...Over the four years we have now run National Organic Cereals the event has gone from strength-to-strength. Each year we find ourselves wondering if we can achieve the same success in 12 months time and, so far, each time we feel like we’ve done just that.
Read More ...It’s a big day for us; National Organic Cereals occupies a great deal of our time and attention throughout each year, all to ensure that it runs smoothly on the day. Today is that day – and so far, so good.
Read More ...Bill Allen was a director of OF&G and an advisor to the Organic Livestock Marketing Co-operative (OLMC). He commanded tremendous respect among those who worked with him or benefited from his expert knowledge of organic livestock. This is why, after he passed away in 2005, OF&G and OLMC joined forces to create the Bill Allen Memorial Award. This year, it gives…
Read More ...Logos are, let’s face it, everywhere. We’ve all got them. You have to; they allow for easy visual recognition of a brand or organisation and they then tie together all of your communications, be they letter to customers, a website or a blog. We rather like our logo. It feels solid. Trustworthy. Not overblown or…
Read More ...There seems to be some confusion over how much food we’re going to need in the future. The trouble is, instead of all the interested parties putting their heads together to solve this rather important problem (or at least come to a mutual best guess) the issue has been turned into an unseemly public row….
Read More ...We’ve just been sent the following news release and thought it well worth sharing. Do take a read: FARMERS AND SMALLHOLDERS WARNED TO BE TICK AWARE As the warmer weather begins, Lyme disease charity BADA-UK (Borreliosis and Associated Diseases Awareness-UK) is warning farmers and owners of smallholdings to be aware of tick-borne disease as they…
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